Sikkim a `model` state for world: PM (P – 1)

Gangtok, Jan 18 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lauded the people of Sikkim for their successful endeavours in protecting nature while scaling new heights of development at the same time.Branding Sikkim as a ‘model state’ for the world, the Prime Minister added that the state was developing successfully without harming the environment.Saying that he had arrived in Gangtok along with agriculture ministers of all the states to transform India’s agriculture, he asserted that it was the first time ever that discussions on agriculture went on to such deep levels.
The Prime Minister is on a two-day visit to the northeast and on Tuesday, he will interact with the youth of Assam, students of IIT, NIT and central universities of the region.